Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmedra Singh said three constable Rajiv Malik, Rajendra Rathi and Neeraj Rathi who were posted at Ghaziabad crime branch in connivance with a Head Constable posted in Noida had extorted Rs 1.5 lakh from a business man Rupesh Kumar and had threatened him to implicate in a frivolous case if he didn't pay another instalment of Rs 15 lakh to them.
The frightened businessman handed over Rs 1.5 lakh and two laptops to them.
Taking cognizance of the incident the Ghaziabad Police Chief terminated three crime branch constables from police services, the officer said.
Suspecting the dubious activities of crime branch of the district the SSP transferred 27 other sleuths to Harsaon police lines.
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The SSP further said that crime branch has been reconstituted with 5 constable posted therein.
They will look after mobile surveillance work only.
In case they have to raid any place in search of any accused person they will have to inform the concerned police station and the local police staff will accompany them, the police officer added.